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    A Message To Garcia The book‚ A Message To Garcia‚ was written by Elbert Hubbard in 1899. It is a story about a lieutenant in the army‚ during the Spanish-American war‚ that was given a difficult task. When given this task‚ the lieutenant‚ did not question it‚ but too the information that was given to him and completed it. The book then goes on to talk about how in society now‚ if a worker was given a task‚ it would be highly unlikely that the worker would not complete it without questions. In

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    innocent as they seem‚ from the cute fairytales of Cinderella and her submissive character to the passionate story of Beauty and the Beast‚ a maiden who falls in love with a beast‚ the true meaning that lies beneath the pretty shell delivers a different message to children. The idea of the “traditional” role of women is constantly portrayed in many fairytales. Fairytales‚ although fantasy-like‚ still resemble aspects of the world and throughout history‚ women were considered inferior to men. “…it is a

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    The first book Liesel steals in The Book Thief is “The Grave Digger’s Handbook”. She steals this after her brother’s funeral when a gravedigger drops it in the snow. This book helps Liesel get over the initial shock of her brother’s death and introduces a new hobby for her to pursue. Because this is the only item she has of her brother and mother‚ she feels a strong connection to the book and forms a desire to read it. “Staring at the letters on the cover and touching the print inside‚ she had no

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    assertive. In ‘Messages’ the communication challenge is finding the right “tool” for the right “job” and using that “skill” in a useful way. The first stop to assertiveness training is exactly that. They teach the reader how to distinguish between passive‚ aggressive‚ and assertive styles of communication‚ which are the “tools” the reader needs to learn about for the right “job”. An example of a tool used in ‘Messages’ is expression. In the Assertiveness chapter‚ the authors state that there are

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    BOOK REPORT 1. “A message to Garcia” 2. LCPL Garcia 3. Elbert Hubbard 4. Published in 1977 5. Publisher: Peter pauper press ‚ Inc 6. 32 Pages 7. Price of the book: $7.99 8. (Last page) 9. Initiative‚ Courage and Commitment. 10. I believe that every marine should definitely read this book. This book tells about true commitment and courage is about there is a lot to learn from this book. I agree with all the points that the author gave in his writing and think

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    millions of people within the United States and worldwide. However‚ certain population groups are more susceptible to obtaining asthma than others. Socioeconomic status (SES) is a rough marker of a variety environmental/behavioral exposures and a very important determinant of differences in asthma prevalence and severity among ethnic minorities in the U.S.1 Ethnic minorities have a higher risk for obtaining asthma in the United States due to low socioeconomic status. The mechanisms by which SES influences

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    Throughout the book‚ Year of Impossible Goodbyes Spokane had a few key moments when she changed while being faced with the following situations. She clapped and cheered when a Korean boy spoke up against the Japanese‚ she distrusted the guide they had hired to take them across the border‚ and while escaping across the border she almost sacrificed herself so Inchun could be free. In these key moments of the book Sookan changed‚ maybe not for the better but it helped create her and keep her alive.

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    THE BOOK REPORT Message of the Mountain [pic] Submitted by Gertrude Beatriz Lim 6-6 Submitted to Mrs. Miriam E. Rana Message of the Mountain is a Christian fiction written by Matilda Nordtvedt. The book has 135 pages with 30 chapters. The story takes place in Bellingham‚ Washington in the early 1900s. It was settled‚ the Johnsons were relocating to Bellingham‚ Washington; since Papa cannot sustain the work in the country. John liked the idea of moving to the city

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    The Impossible: Follow Up Questions 1. What natural disaster devastated the coast of Thailand? A tsunami devastated the coast of Thailand. 2.What are the causes of this type of disaster? Slow earthquakes under the sea floor cause tsunamis. 3.As a responder‚ list the needs and concerns you expect victims and survivors to have? As a responder‚ I would expect victims and survivors to have open wounds‚ hunger‚ dehydration‚ emotional distress‚ and missing family members. 4

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    Aims of the Nazi state: A government strong enough to overturn the Treaty of Versailles. A strong army to make Germany once again the great military power. A strong thriving economy to restore the prosperity of the German people after the helplessness of the Great Depression. Needed a forceful and decisive leader. To beat France in a war‚ if necessary. To make German industries as powerful as they were before WW1. To create a racially pure Germany‚ who would be a part of the

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